58.003 Anthocharis cardamines (Orange-tip)

ws: 40-52mm; Apr-Jun;Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis), Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata); common in England and Wales more local in ScotlandThe British ssp is britannica

Anthocharis cardamines (Orange-tip) §1 male

ID: The male is unmistakeable, but the female could be confused with Pieris rapae/napi (Small / Green-veined White). The underside of the female hindwing is similar to that of the male and provides ready distiction from the Pieris species.